Plastic on a strict diet
While 2020 started with deafening bangs, I started to back-up my memories of 2019 in my mind. A lovely hot […]
Blogs
Should you throw away your polyester fleece?
In Dutch talk show Radar of 7 October, our director Maria Westerbos said to presenter Antoinette Hertsenberg: ‘Fleece? No way, […]
Mopping up with the plastic-soup tap left open….
Recycling. A word that makes me happy. Like the swoosh-swoosh-swoosh of the skipping rope as pretty young girls in their […]
The secret of anti-wrinkle cream
My grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by a large crowd of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bewilderment seemed to […]
My plastic diary
Seven o’clock, and there’s an icy storm blowing outside. My warm fleece jumper is covered in cat’s hairs, so I […]
The dirty truth about cigarette filters
Blue smoke curls up from my terrace. After the last puff, a flesh-coloured filter is thrown carefully into the garden, […]
The plastic broth in my body…
Thanks to Dutch national hero Boyan Slat, we all know the truth these days: our oceans are full of plastic. […]
The ultimate plastic diet to reduce your plastic footprint
Amsterdam, 17 January 2019 – We all consume too much plastic. Literally. There is plastic in the food we eat, […]
FRANCOBLOGGO V: It’s a wrap!
Having had some space to reflect on our month of plastic free living, it’s time to assess how we, the […]
FRANCOBLOGGO IV: At festivals, leave no trace, baby!
Hey hey hey! Sam again here. Festival season is nearly over, and my lord we are having a lovely time. […]
Latest news
Cosmetics industry misleads consumers and government
The industry stated in 2018 that the use of plastic microbeads had decreased by 97.6% and pledged that no more personal care products with plastic microbeads would be sold by 2020. However, such products are still offered for sale, according to scientific research.
How hazardous carpet waste ends up in horse riding arenas
Journalist Laura Hoogenraad has been researching the reuse of old, shredded carpets full of chemicals in horse riding arenas, and this is what she found out:
Children’s playgrounds are a source of toxic microplastics
In children’s playgrounds, industrial waste full of toxic substances is being used as part of the “circular economy”.
Are babies sufficiently protected against microplastics?
For the first time, scientists have found microplastics in the placenta. Recent research has also shown that babies consume 1.6 million microplastics daily via food from plastic bottles.
